#1 - Take a walk, and either write down or draw everything you see on the sidewalk

So, here it goes. Number one. "Take a walk, and either write down or draw everything you see on the sidewalk."
We had Atlas this afternoon, so after Tim left, I decided to walk there with camera in tow before the service. Rather than drawing or writing about the objects, I took photographs of them. It made the walk go so much slower than it normally would have, but it was amazing how much I noticed that I never would have if I had just been walking. It made me realize how much trash people make. So many cigarette boxes. And lots of dog poo. My favorite find was a wasp's nest that had fallen beside the sidewalk. A lost little piece of summer. I picked it up and kept it. Automatically, it made me think of Lauren (my painting instructor). I think I am going to give it to her as a gift (good will offering?). I am tempted to put little messages in the hexagonal compartments. They seem like the perfect place for tiny scrolls. Here is the complete list of the objects I came across.
1. Ice
2. Leaves
3. 1/2 walnut shell. No walnut
4. Empty ziploc bag
5. Amoeba blobs in sandstone
6. Cat in the hat brochure
7. Honey Comb wasp nest
8. Colorful crumpled trash
9. Very faded comcast(?) ad
10. Cigarette buts
11. Tiny pinecone
12. Broken Christmas candy cane
13. "Need Nap?" moist towelette
14. Almost heartshaped rock
15. My reflection
16. Grafitti
17. Smashed pencil
18. Feather
19. Gummy Lifesaver
20. Book of Matches
21. Ratty cloth
22. Paper towel
23. Fake Christmas tree branch
24. Blue plastic screw
25. Newspapers
26. Broken glass
27. Blue rubber medical glove (freaky)
28. Juicy juice box
29. Banana Peel
30. Cigarette boxes
31. Seed pods
---> to see photos of all the items, visit my flickr site - http://www.flickr.com/photos/23431213@N05/sets/72157603842490820/


Besides just enjoying myself, doing this exercise will lead to two things. First, I am making a conscience effort to understand and connect with Lauren better. And second, whenever Tim and I go on a walk, I want to bring a trash bag and pick up garbage. Maybe it can be my small contribution to restoring Greeley.